I recently heard that they were going to start citing nudists at San Onofre after Labor Day. I'm flying into Los Angeles specifically to visit before this happens. I've heard various rumors about the citations not going into force because there is still legislation continuing on the issue. But wanted to know:

Is anyone going that weekend as sort of a last Hurrah?

Is anyone going after Labor Day to protest despite the threat of a citation? I've heard some are.

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I have not heard much about this in a couple of years. Long story short, nudity has always been against California State Park rules but was officially tolerated so long as nobody made a complaint. Then one ranger at San Onofre decided to step up enforcement; his superiors backed him, and nobody knows where it stands with any degree of certainty. It is not much of a problem up here in the liberal area where I live, where most of the beaches have been clothing-optional for decades.

The most definitive thing I've heard about San Onofre's situation was that the DA there does not prosecute disputed citations. If you offer to fight it, it's dismissed. At least somebody has some sense down there.